Study: Colleges with fossil fuel funding can become ‘vehicle of climate obstruction’
Researchers found donations are part of a strategy by the industry to embed itself in universities to influence research and gain credibility.
Energy
A company’s struggles raise questions about the future of lithium extraction in Pennsylvania
The company that aimed to create a lithium supply chain from fracking wastewater is instead closing plants and facing environmental and safety violations.
Scientists skeptical of oil and gas company’s claim that its fracking ‘poses no public health risks’
CNX is conducting its own air emissions testing as part of a collaboration with the state of Pennsylvania.
Pa. Senate votes to repeal climate program known as RGGI
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a cap and trade program. Pennsylvania would join 10 other states to cut carbon from power plants.
Methane emissions much higher than gas industry targets, study says
A new report says that so much methane is being leaked that it could meet the energy needs of more than half of U.S. homes every year.
Here’s what Harris and Trump said about climate change in Tuesday’s debate
Trump said little about his plans, while Harris bragged about both clean energy investments and gas production.
West Virginia residents are filing lawsuits against mining companies for contaminated water
Residents along Indian Creek who say their water has been contaminated by coal mining are now taking legal action.
Program to help power Pennsylvania schools with solar energy will go online soon
Solar for Schools, a new Pennsylvania program, will help schools save hundreds of thousands on energy costs each year and create local jobs.
Fact check: A president can’t ban fracking in Pennsylvania
Former President Donald Trump claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris would ban fracking if elected president. Could she do that?
New Freeport residents in court demanding clean water from EQT
A lawsuit seeks to compel the Pittsburgh-based gas firm to provide clean water to the Greene County hamlet after a 2022 fracking mishap.
